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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Economic recovery ‘on track’ but slow

Reading Time • 2 minsThe UK economy is making progress towards recovery, but the rate of growth is likely to remain sluggish, the CBI has said.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Plea to keep ‘time to pay’ tax scheme

Reading Time • 2 minsThe government should resist any temptation to axe the 'time to pay' scheme that allows businesses to defer their tax payments.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

All public spending should be under scrutiny, says BCC

Reading Time • 2 minsNo government department budgets should be firewalled against spending cuts, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has argued.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Emergency Budget brought forward three hours

Reading Time • < 1 minThe emergency Budget will be delivered at 12.30pm on Tuesday 22 June.
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Reading Time | 7 mins 19 Mar 2012

What the emergency Budget may mean

Reading Time • 7 minsThe Conservative-Liberal Democrat government's emergency Budget, set for 22 June, is likely to herald several tax changes.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Tax changes should go ‘hand-in-hand’ with growth plans

Reading Time • 2 minsThe Chancellor must temper measures aimed at reducing the deficit in the public finances with plans to help businesses innovate, grow and employ, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 19 Mar 2012

Deficit reduction policies must not ‘hit’ small firms

Reading Time • 2 minsA business group has urged the government to combat the budget deficit in a way that does not harm smaller firms.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Overhaul the savings system, says think-tank

Reading Time • < 1 minThe savings system requires major reforms if people are to be encouraged to save more, a leading think-tank has argued.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 19 Mar 2012

Economic growth forecast is cut

Reading Time • < 1 minThe Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), set up by the coalition government to provide independent economic forecasts, has predicted that rate at which the UK economy is likely to expand will be lower than previously estimated.
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